Space Solutions has undertaken the impressive £200,000 project, which saw the firm refurbishing and relocating office space for one of Edinburgh’s leading providers of housing and social care services, a top IT consultancy business and a community counselling charity.

The project began with IT consultancy firm Analysys Mason being relocated from their premises in the city’s Canal Court area to a new bespoke office in Haymarket.

A growing sense of realism among house buyers and sellers in Scotland is helping to encourage recovery in the property market, according to Edinburgh’s leading property solicitor.

Warners – the number one firm in the ESPC – believes that homebuyers and sellers have become more realistic about their expectations over house prices and the state of the market, which has led to an increase in property sales and listings across the country.

The firm highlights figures revealed by the Edinburgh Solicitors Property Centre (ESPC), which show that property sales and listings have been growing year-on-year for the past three months.

The stats show that in February a total of 709 new properties were listed in Edinburgh (up 125% on 2009 levels), while in March there were 1011 new properties listed (up 91.5% on 2009), and in April there were 997 new property listings (up 97%).

Homeowners in Scotland have been urged safeguard their properties against damage caused by the Big Thaw.

Property maintenance company One Call Home Assist has warned people across the country to take extra care of their properties as the winter conditions come to an end – if they want to avoid paying for expensive repairs when Spring arrives.

The firm has highlighted some easy steps for homeowners to consider during the coming month or so to ensure their properties are suitably protected for the forthcoming thaw.

Property maintenance firm One Call Home Assist has continued its ambitious expansion plans by signing up six major Scottish lettings firms as its official business partners.

The firm, which provides fixed price maintenance contracts for landlords and property managers, has signed up the Lothian-based companies to join its expanding list of residential property customers in Scotland.

The firms will offer the Home Assist property maintenance contracts to landlords and tenants on their books – and a percentage of the contract fee will then be recouped by each firm that signs up a new customer to the service.

Businesses across Scotland are being offered an innovative new emergency maintenance service that could help them save thousands of pounds in repair bills.

The innovative service – called One Call Business Assist – is designed to provide emergency repair work for small and medial sized businesses in order to keep them up and running in the event of a disaster.

For a fixed fee of just £15 per month, companies will be able to receive 24/7 cover for six of the most common emergencies that could force them to close: electrical breakdowns, pest infestations, heating emergencies, gas leaks, plumbing emergencies and broken drains.

Homeowners in Scotland have been urged by a leading property expert to consider winter-proofing their homes or face huge repair bills in the coming months.

Property maintenance company One Call Home Assist has warned people across the country to take extra care of their properties during the ongoing winter snap if they want to avoid paying for expensive repairs.

The firm has highlighted some easy steps for homeowners to consider during the coming months to ensure their properties are suitably protected from the ongoing winter conditions – and will be able to cope with the forthcoming thaw.

Scotland’s letting sector is shaping up for a solid recovery in 2010 as demand increases for rental properties, according to latest research by the country’s leading letting portal Citylets.

Landlords have seen the time to let (TTL) in Scotland – a key market indicator – come down significantly throughout 2009 which is set to spark a rise in rents.

The latest Citylets quarterly report, which covers the 4th quarter (Q4) October to December 2009, shows the average TTL was 37 days which is an encouraging improvement on Q1 48 days, Q2 45 days, and Q3 42 days.